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Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD & DIV

Exp Ratio

Watchlist

Vanguard Materials Index Fund

VAW | ETF

$185.17

$4.95 B

1.72%

$3.19

0.10%

Vitals

YTD Return

18.0%

1 yr return

23.0%

3 Yr Avg Return

17.2%

5 Yr Avg Return

12.3%

Net Assets

$4.95 B

Holdings in Top 10

48.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$185.8
$151.92
$197.26

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.10%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 5.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund

Investment Style

Natural Resources

Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD & DIV

Exp Ratio

Watchlist

Vanguard Materials Index Fund

VAW | ETF

$185.17

$4.95 B

1.72%

$3.19

0.10%

VAW - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 18.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 17.2%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 12.3%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.66%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.7%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard Materials Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Vanguard
  • Inception Date
    Jan 26, 2004
  • Shares Outstanding
    21041087
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    William Coleman

Fund Description

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Materials 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the materials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

VAW - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VAW Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 18.0% -6.2% 80.6% 67.74%
1 Yr 23.0% 7.4% 189.8% 83.61%
3 Yr 17.2%* -5.0% 45.9% 22.94%
5 Yr 12.3%* -5.0% 33.1% 19.61%
10 Yr 11.5%* -10.1% 16.4% 14.89%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VAW Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 17.0% -23.4% 126.4% 31.86%
2019 21.0% -25.1% 36.9% 16.82%
2018 -18.9% -46.3% -6.8% 42.16%
2017 21.6% -39.4% 59.0% 18.00%
2016 19.4% -8.0% 446.7% 65.59%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VAW Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 18.0% -6.2% 80.6% 67.74%
1 Yr 23.0% 7.4% 189.8% 76.38%
3 Yr 17.2%* -6.7% 45.9% 25.83%
5 Yr 12.3%* -5.3% 33.1% 26.55%
10 Yr 11.5%* -10.1% 16.4% 20.00%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VAW Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 17.0% -23.4% 126.4% 31.86%
2019 21.0% -25.1% 36.9% 16.82%
2018 -18.9% -46.3% -6.7% 45.10%
2017 21.6% -3.9% 59.0% 27.00%
2016 19.4% -8.0% 103.4% 64.52%

VAW - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VAW Category Low Category High VAW % Rank
Net Assets 4.95 B 1.44 M 8.05 B 4.31%
Number of Holdings 121 22 381 10.61%
Net Assets in Top 10 2.41 B 4.23 K 5.09 B 3.03%
Weighting of Top 10 48.91% 17.7% 76.1% 29.55%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Linde PLC 14.90%
  2. Linde PLC 14.90%
  3. Linde PLC 14.90%
  4. Linde PLC 14.90%
  5. Linde PLC 14.90%
  6. Linde PLC 14.90%
  7. Linde PLC 14.90%
  8. Linde PLC 14.90%
  9. Linde PLC 14.90%
  10. Linde PLC 14.90%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VAW % Rank
Stocks 		99.90% 84.78% 100.24% 24.24%
Cash 		0.09% -0.24% 13.00% 68.18%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 0.71% 63.64%
Other 		0.00% -4.14% 7.38% 60.61%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.61% 62.88%
Bonds 		0.00% -0.03% 1.63% 60.61%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VAW % Rank
Basic Materials 		84.60% 0.00% 100.00% 17.42%
Consumer Cyclical 		12.12% 0.00% 42.79% 12.12%
Industrials 		2.80% 0.00% 64.72% 71.21%
Energy 		0.48% 0.00% 90.70% 59.09%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 44.15% 82.58%
Technology 		0.00% 0.00% 17.27% 82.58%
Real Estate 		0.00% 0.00% 41.01% 65.91%
Healthcare 		0.00% 0.00% 24.29% 71.21%
Financial Services 		0.00% 0.00% 4.49% 63.64%
Communication Services 		0.00% 0.00% 0.21% 59.85%
Consumer Defense 		0.00% 0.00% 35.23% 78.79%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VAW % Rank
US 		85.25% 10.06% 99.88% 16.67%
Non US 		14.65% 0.00% 89.75% 85.61%

VAW - Expenses

Operational Fees

VAW Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.10% 0.08% 6.05% 99.24%
Management Fee 0.08% 0.00% 1.25% 2.59%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.03% 0.25% N/A

Sales Fees

VAW Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VAW Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VAW Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 5.00% 4.00% 162.00% 4.76%

VAW - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VAW Category Low Category High VAW % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.72% 0.00% 1.43% 61.36%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VAW Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually Monthly Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VAW Category Low Category High VAW % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.66% -3.48% 4.94% 33.04%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VAW Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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VAW - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

William Coleman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 31, 2015

6.25

6.3%

William A. Coleman, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has worked in investment management since joining Vanguard in 2006 and has co-managed the Conservative Allocation and Moderate Allocation Portfolios since 2013. Education: B.S., King’s College; M.S., Saint Joseph’s University.

Michelle Louie

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 30, 2017

4.0

4.0%

Michelle Louie, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. She has been with Vanguard since 2010, has worked in investment management since 2011. Education: B.S., The American University; M.B.A., Georgia Institute of Technology.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 23.68 6.96 0.04

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